How did the phrase "under the weather" come about? Who coined the phrase?

Question

Don't tell me to wiki it either.

Answer 1

The etymology of a word should never be confused with its current definition.

According to "Medical Meanings," by William S. Haubrich, MD, under the weather "… has been attributed to seafarers being obliged, in the teeth of a gale, to seek shelter below deck, thus being, literally, 'under the weather.'"

Now, of course, when someone tells us they are under the weather, we know they are sick, drunk, or suffering from a hangover.

Answer 2

"Under the weather" was originally used by people who traveled on ships. When a ship was "under the weather" (in bad weather), the passengers felt terrible. So the phrase came to mean "feeling ill". We don't know of any single person who coined this, as is the case with many old sayings.

Answer 3

dont know who actually coined the phrase, but being under the weather is just a term for being ill. or having a cloud hanging over them, a cloud over you is under the cloud, under the weather, as in being under the eleements of the weather what ever that would be, but saying some one is under the sun, means theyre happy, go figure it out for your self.........

Answer 4

Under the weather

Comment from Frank: "Under the weather" is a nautical term that was originated, I believe, in the British navy. When a sailor was ill, he was kept below decks, and thus, under the weather.

Answer 5

It was an expression from the Navy in the 1800s.
The weather (and their poor, poor nutrition) made them ill
and they went under deck until they felt better. Therefore, they were literally under the weather.

Answer 6

Under the Weather
This popular phrase for "ill" dates back to 1827. It is commonly believed that bad weather can make you sick.~~~

Answer 7

I don't think anybody knows who might have originally said it. I just read about the origins of this the other day. It seems to me that it was because they believed so many illnesses were the result of the weather (they didn't know about viruses).

Answer 8

being under the weather means ur feeling down and if it is raining u wud be under the clouds, therefore under the weather. if you were above the clouds it wouldn't be raining.... therefore feeling under the weather basically means ur beign rained on.....